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Senior Center Review of 2010 Wheelchair volleyball, horseshoes, and more!
by Nancy Drawe
February 2, 2011 —
Oh, what
a year! 2010 was the year of many exciting activities and events that
happened at the
JANUARY---
Happy New Year! On Friday, January 22, the center hosted a BEACH DAY.
It was a nice way to break up the January doldrums with fun games like
chair volleyball and horseshoes and a nice summer menu of hamburgers and
hot dogs were served for lunch in the Great Room. A new state senator
was elected on Tuesday, January 19. Scott Brown captured the
U.S. Senate seat held by Edward M. Kennedy for nearly a half century MARCH---On Wednesday, March 17 at 11:30, the annual corned beef and cabbage dinner was catered by TJ’s. After dinner, everyone enjoyed an afternoon of music and dancing by musician John Guido, Set clocks ahead for SPRING! The Health Fair was this month--FREE Vision, Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose, Cholesterol, Hearing and Bone Density screenings were available, plus a program that provided a wealth of information about options for seniors and their families regarding health care and ways to stay safe in their own homes. The Senior Center Art Show was held during the Health Fair. All the students in the Painting, Pottery and Quilting classes displayed their beautiful works of art on this day. APRIL----A nice beginning to springtime—the Daisy and Brownie Troops were all on hand at the center hosting special afternoon for the seniors with plenty of food and craft activities. Special guests of this event were The Mellowtones—the center’s own chorus! They had a sing-a-long, which the whole audience, young and old, really enjoyed. MAY---On May 3 at the Annual Town Meeting, Article No. 14, which allowed for the center’s parking lot expansion was passed! Yayyy, bring on more spaces!
This was the month for
the annual Pen Pal Pizza Party, number 18 to be exact, by Now, on to the biggest event of the whole year—the Rummage Sale! For three days in May, the center was transformed into a HUGE bargain area! This is a big time fundraiser for the center and bringing in over $10,000 certainly showed how many bargains were to be had! JUNE--- The theme for the 2nd annual Rummage Fashion Show was “Trash and Treasures,” based on the type of clothing and accessories the models had bought at the rummage sale. Anyone could participate, as long as they modeled something they bought at the sale. The criterion for this show was just having a lot of laughs, fun AND free strawberry shortcake for everybody. JULY—The center was closed for the first week, giving the staff a chance to catch up on paperwork, plus the center got a good cleaning!
AUGUST--means
the arrival of the annual “Bring a Friend Day” at the
ALL the people who volunteer at the
SEPTEMBER—Look out, because September was the debut of the Sock Hop Ladies! (Committee Members Ronnie, Donna, Charlotte, Tracy, Gail and me—Punky). We were ready to do the promo’s for the Sock Hop of 2010! The Reminisants came to the center on September 17, and believe me, a GREAT time was held by all! Watch out, because the Sock Hop Ladies will be back this year! OCTOBER-- For the people looking for something different to do this month besides raking leaves, the Silent Auction was on Saturday, October 16. This auction was hosted by The Friends of the Seniors, and from what I was told, over $5,000 was raised from this event. That will certainly help pay for the van and kitchen expenses! . The center was certainly GOLDEN on October 19th. Any senior in town who was 80 or older, was invited to the Annual Golden Tea that the Council on Aging hosts every year. It’s such a lovely way for the members of the COA to honor all these seniors. It’s their chance to reconnect with some of their friends from way back when and talk about the good all days! NOVEMBER—Printed my annual Thanksgiving column, all about the Woodville Rod and Gun Club and how they host a wonderful Thanksgiving Day dinner that is FREE to anyone!
DECEMBER---
T’is the season to be jolly, merry, festive, holly, and just plain ol’
happy! This year, the much awaited Hopkinton Police Association’s
annual Christmas Party for Hopkinton’s senior citizens was held at the I printed my annual Christmas Memories column---seniors talked about their own special memories from Christmas’ gone by.
And there you have it! A whole year summed up in one little column!
Just some of the highlights, not including all the regular activities
the center holds each week. I hope 2011 will be a wonderful new year
for everyone and that you will enjoy reading my upcoming columns. I
also hope that many more people will discover the |
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